Johnson is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “son of John.” In 2024 it was given to 32 boys in the United States.
Johnson belongs to the Spanish and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “son of John” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Johnson first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #327 in 1905, and in 2024 32 babies received the name — 6,987 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Johnson means “son of John” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Johnson is a boy name. In 2024, 32 babies received the name in the US.
Johnson comes from the Spanish and English & American tradition.
Johnson first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #327 in 1905, and 32 babies were given the name in 2024.
Johnson is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɑnsən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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